Bihar toppers scam: Former board chairman, wife arrested

Patna: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Monday arrested Bihar School Examination Board's former chairman Lalkeshwar Prasad Singh and his wife Usha Sinha from Varanasi, in connection with Class 12 toppers' scam, police said.

Patna senior superintendent of police Manu Maharaj, who is heading the SIT, confirmed the arrests.

"Both will be brought to Patna on Monday itself and police will interrogate them," Maharaj said.

Last week, the Patna civil court issued the arrest warrant against Singh, who is a key accused in the case and has gone underground after resigning from the board.

According to police, Singh was on the run since after his name figured in the Class 12 toppers' scam.

Singh's wife Usha Sinha, former Janata Dal-United (JDU) legislator of Bihar, was also missing since her name also surfaced in the scam.